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Table 5 Qualitative interview themes

From: The personal and clinical impact of screen-detected maternal rheumatic heart disease in Uganda: a prospective follow up study

Social determinants negatively affecting healthcare

RHD diagnosis negatively affecting female societal wellbeing

Central role of spouse in medical decision making

- Poverty

- Stigmatization

- Personal desire

- Health care access

- Impact on daily activities

- Spousal pressure

- Health literacy

- Adverse personal emotions

- Cardiovascular symptoms in pregnancy

- Gender